Allied Domecq Expects to Meet
Its Full-Year Earnings Target

LONDON -- Allied Domecq PLC said full-year earnings will be in line with expectations, boosted by a good performance from its core spirits-brands, wine and restaurants business.

Analysts say they expect the U.K. beverage company, which owns spirits brands such as Malibu rum and Beefeater gin, to report pretax profit of &pound;519 million to &pound;525 million ($930.5 million to $941.3 million or &euro;763.6 million to...